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+from django.core.handlers.wsgi import STATUS_CODE_TEXT
+from django.template.response import SimpleTemplateResponse
+
+
+class Response(SimpleTemplateResponse):
+    """
+    An HttpResponse that allows it's data to be rendered into
+    arbitrary media types.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, data=None, status=200,
+                 template_name=None, headers=None):
+        """
+        Alters the init arguments slightly.
+        For example, drop 'template_name', and instead use 'data'.
+
+        Setting 'renderer' and 'media_type' will typically be defered,
+        For example being set automatically by the `APIView`.
+        """
+        super(Response, self).__init__(None, status=status)
+        self.data = data
+        self.headers = headers and headers[:] or []
+        self.template_name = template_name
+
+    @property
+    def rendered_content(self):
+        renderer = getattr(self, 'accepted_renderer', None)
+        media_type = getattr(self, 'accepted_media_type', None)
+        context = getattr(self, 'renderer_context', None)
+
+        assert renderer, ".accepted_renderer not set on Response"
+        assert media_type, ".accepted_media_type not set on Response"
+        assert context, ".renderer_context not set on Response"
+        context['response'] = self
+
+        self['Content-Type'] = media_type
+        return renderer.render(self.data, media_type, context)
+
+    @property
+    def status_text(self):
+        """
+        Returns reason text corresponding to our HTTP response status code.
+        Provided for convenience.
+        """
+        # TODO: Deprecate and use a template tag instead
+        # TODO: Status code text for RFC 6585 status codes
+        return STATUS_CODE_TEXT.get(self.status_code, '')